Pencil



May 20 1924.'

w. T. cRoUsE ET AL PENCIL Fi1ed. May 25 WH m" Y l WIM/5835s A TTOHNEYS in the county of Patented May zo, 1924.

UNITED STATES 1,494,999 PATENT OFFICE.

WESLEY T. cEoUsE AND PETER. LOUIS MEYER., or ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI; SAID MEYER AsSIGNoR To SAID cRoUS'E.

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To all 'whom t may eoncem:

Be it known that we, WESLEY T. CRoUsE and PETER LOUIS MEYER, citizens of the United States, and residents of St. Louis, St. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented a new and Ime proved Pencil, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact specification.

This invention relates to improvements in pencils, an object of the invention being to provide a pencil which is provided with a novel lead holder, and a novel form .of

follower for actuating the lead.

Another object is to provide a pencil which is simple in construction, which is arranged to positivel prevent clogging of the lead as it is fe through the pencil, which will be strong, durable and eflicient in use and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture."

. With these and `other `objects in view, i the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combinations and arrangements of parts, as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a view in longitudinal section through my improved pencil. Fig. 2 is a View in side elevation with parts broken away for clearness of the follower.

Fig. 3 is a similar view of .the cap and screw. Fig. 4 is an enlarged view in transverse section on -the line 4 4 of- Fig. 1. Fig.- 5 is a similar view on the line 5-5 of F1 1. Resrring in detail to the drawings, 1 representsl the casing or barrel of myl improved pencil. The barrel is formed in .two sections 2 and 3, both ofwhich are internally screwl threaded adjacent their meeting ends to receive an externally.v screw threaded lead holder 4 which fits `within -the tapered section 3 of the casing.

A-follower 5 -is provided with a' key 6 riding in a longitudinal groove 7 in the casing. `The' upper end of the follower is hollow and internally screw threaded as in.- dicated at 8 and is slidable freely inthe casing, the key 6 serving to prevent rotation thereof.A

9 represents a capl which closes the upperI Application led May 25,- 1921. Serial No. 472,324.

end ofthe casing'l and which is removably associated with a hollow screw 10. The cap 9 frictionally grips the upper end of the casing and is rotatable thereabout. The screw 10 fits within the upper end of the follower 5, preferably having screw threaded connection therewith, as shown and is engageable with the follower upon rotation of the cap'to feed the Same downwardly as will be readily understood. The pusher end 11 of the follower 5f is of a reduced. size `to conveniently fit the bore 12 of the holder 4. It' will be noted that when a lead 13 is locatedin the `bore of the holder it is laterally supported on all sides by the holder so that there is no danger of Isnapping olf the lead should the writing end" of the pencil become clogged with dustor dirt. Adj a. cent its lower end the bore 12 is reduced as indicated at 13 and is' of the angular' cross section indicated in Fig. 5. The re-- duced portion of the bore forms a Shoulder 14, limiting the downward movement of the pusher 11. The angular formation of the lower end of the bore provides a plurality of inwardly presented ribs 15. These inwardlypresented ribs di into the lead 13 as it is propelled towar the writing end of the pencll and cut grooves in the lead. The ribs also serve. to positively prevent the lead from falling. out of the pencil until the follower 11 has reached the limit of its downward movement.

It will be noted that this particular holder I.

is entirely free from springs, split sleeves and similar. devices commonly4 employed which serve to complicate the operation of theA pencil and enchance the chances of clogging the lead. \The hollow screw 10 receives a cylindrical container 16 for extra leads, said container being introduced through the open upper end of the'screw, and leads may be removed from th1s container by merely unscrewing the screw 10 from the cap 9 and removing a rubber 1 7, which for the ,purpose of convenience 1n making erasures is litted within the up-pr end of the lead container andA is norma concealed by the cap 9.

The operation is as follows: The lead may be introduced into the pencil either by' pulling the cap 9 and withdrawing the follower and lsleeve entirely from the pencil or by unscrewing the lower end 3 of the casing vL ieee@ together with the holder 4 and log `Having thus described our invention, 25

lead directly into; the holder. Afterl the pencil has been"loaded, turningwo the cap. 9 to the right will turn the screw 10and propel the follower 5 downwardly,` forcing i the lead 13 through: the-`reduced end 1 3' of the holder. The relatively tight connefction between the cap 9 andthe upper-end of `the casing 1 overcomes the tendency of the screw 10 to push. the capupwardly when the cap is turned and thereby assures positive feeding ofthe lead.

Although we have illustrated one of the preferred embodiments of our" invention it will'be apparent that various slight changes and alterations might be made in the general form and arrangement of the'parts described without departing from the invention'and hence we do not wish'to limit o ourselves to the .precise detailsl set `forth',

Aproyided with ribs, and a what we claim, is:

1. in' e leidpencil; ,a casini'. v,having a tapered lower end,` a tapered eed holder fttin in the ,tapered end of the casing and avingk a hoii'gitu'dinall bore,'"the lower end of which is polygonal in shapel and usher Ain .the

casing for forcing the lea through the holder. l -V 2'. In a lead pencil, .'a casing having a tapered lower end,ya tapered; a'd holden in the 'tapered end ofthe casing and having a longitudinal bore,' the lo'wer end of v which is reduced forming a 'shoulder andLv `l A of angularvformation, ,the angular-portion' off the bore beingprovided with ribs? :at the angles thereof, and a pusher in `thecasing and adapted to enter-the bore of theh'older but shallv consider ourselves -at liberty "to easing', the movement of the pusher in the fairly fallwithinthe spirit .and scope of .the appended claims.

W 11 SLE T.: GROUSE.

to force the lead out through the end of the '45 fmake such slight changes-and alterations as holder being limited b `the shoulder thereof. j

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